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And that this was down to an internet troll jumping on the idea in a derogatory fashion on message boards. DC Comics And The War Against Marriage Barda and Scott are no longer a married couple Clark and Lois are no longer a married couple Midnight and Apollo are no longer a married couple Animal Man, the[...]

As Baltimore Comic Con showed, it's about now that publishers are starting to begin to eek out their December offerings. December means Christmas of

JH Williams III found out that Marc Andreyko was taking over Batwoman and that he would be writing the series from issue 25, rather than the expected

Ben Soreff writes; My writing partner, Jeff Marvin and I first met 10 years ago working on some unremarkable film and TV projects in New York City. Long

Superhero comics have become almost too civilized in recent years, and in order to preserve what is truly great about them, there are times when all common sense must be tossed out the window in the interests of spectacle and legitimate wonder And writers Joe Casey and Brian Holguin bring an overabundance of both to[...]

And it's a comic book! I grew up on comics Now, I'm sharing my love of comic books with my son, Grey And he's sharing them back. In fact, Super Penguin was my son's own creation He first came to life when Grey was about five-years old With a red cape tied around his neck, Grey's favorite[...]

It's practically a page out of a "How To Make Great Comics" book That's how you utilize panels you young art punks (I know you're out there). The Casey character, the eponymous hero of the eponymous tale, is also a rousing success showing that it's possible to write a strong female super character without having a[...]

Arthur Bellfield writes; In the spring of 2012 I was sitting on cloud nine awaiting the release of War's Chosen, a graphic novel I wrote for Arcana Comics, and ready to take the comic book industry by storm Unfortunately, for my ego once the book was published Marvel and DC editors weren't beating down my door. In[...]

Jack Fisher attended the Baltimore Comic Con this year and went to the Marvel Panel with Mark Waid, Mark Bagley, and Ed McGuinness. He reports to Bleeding

So, there was a bit of fuss that the page that fans were being asked to draw, the winner appearing in Harley Quinn #0 featured Harley naked in a bathtub

So, the story so far. JH Williams and W Haden Blackman publicly stated that, due to last minute editorial changes pushed on them, and DC's decision not to go with the marriage of Kate Kane and Maggie Sawyer in Batwoman, they would be leaving Batwoman after issue 26. DC Comics clarified that they were against any marriage,[...]

That was something way, way, way, way, way down the road. Could Teen Titans GO! Be The Most Amoral Comic That DC Publishes? DC Comics are publishing a Teen Titans Go! comic in December, based on the animated series, and written by Merrill Hagan and Sholly Fisch. Most-Read Comic Stories Saturday: Aquaman Is NOT Married To Mera In The[...]

Anthony Ruttgaizer writes; What if everyone who ever had superpowers had gone insane and become a threat to society?  What if one man gained abilities "far beyond those of mortal men" but kept his sanity?  Faced with a society that fears and hates superhumans, a government that hunts them down and growing numbers of crazed supervillains[...]

The book is published by Dark Horse Comics, written by Vivek J Tiwary, and drawn by Andrew Robinson Tiwary has been in love with the story of Epstein from his college years The book emotes this dedication Tiwary gives consideration to not only the historical aspects of the book but dives into Epstein as a[...]

They are usually focused on games, film and TV, full of cosplay, with comics often as an afterthought In London, Emma Vieceli developed its Comics Village concept which has been repeated across multiple conventions which has reached out to the small press, concentrated them in an area and brought in a few big names to[...]

Vaughan from Image comics  Following up its three Eisner Awards this year, the series and its creators have taken home six Harvey Awards tonight  Here's the complete list of Harvey Award winners, via Bleeding Cool senior New York Correspondent, Hannah Means-Shannon reporting from the Baltimore Comic-Con: Letterer: Todd Klein for Fables Color: Fiona Staples for Saga Syndicated strip: Dick[...]

Michael Regina writes; I’m a cartoonist and I am a hopeless, sentimental sap.  There, I said it.  I have always had a very strong connection to the things

By Kevin LaPorte Write what you know. Write for the masses. Write what you'd want to read. All sage tidbits of conflicting authorial direction, but which,

A collation of the top ten charts of a number if disparate stores, measuring sales on Wednesdays and Thursdays only, those who can't wait till the weekend to buy their comics A indication of unstoppable desire…. DC has dominated sales in comic stores across the country this week, with the Wednesday Warriors diving on the DC[...]

In July, DC Comics had managed to pull ahead of Marvel Comics share of dollars, rising month on month from 28.27% to 29.57% to 32.50% while Marvel fell from 33.36% to  32.77% to 32.34%. In August, this was reversed, with DC share falling to 30.16% and Marvel rising to 33.7% marketshare. But in the actual amount[...]

Announced at the Goerge Perez Spotlight panel at Baltimore Comic Con today, is the news that Perez' project for Boom! Studios, for whom he had signed an

No Mephisto needed. Is this a DC Comics War Against Marriage? Someone tell Fox! Today, Dan DiDio told a packed hall at Baltimore Comic Con that heroes shouldn't get married And he explained how heroes have to sacrifice their personal lives And that is why Kate Kane wasn't allowed to marry Maggie Sawyer in Batwoman. But of[...]

Something about a fixed basketball game in Portland and a shape-shifter in the heart of it. Nitz is quoted as saying; "I pitched The Warlock to accentuate the unique storytelling techniques of comics and mix them with the real settings in Portland I wanted to show parts of Portland that would be impossible to film for the[...]

By Steve Orlando It's been a month. Ever since we decided to launch VIRGIL on Kickstarter I've been sweating bullets, spending every waking hour talking

From Baltimore Comic Con, courtesy of our Senior New York Correspondent Hannah Means Shannon. So, the DC Panel. As well as Batwoman, they were talking

Comic book retailer Tim Finn of Hub Comics, Somerville, MA, wrote to Bleeding Cool, concerning the recent Conan Red Nails volume from Genesis West, reprinting the original Conan art of Barry Windsor Smith He writes; We received Genesis West's CONAN RED NAILS: ORIGINAL ART ARCHIVES HC at my store, Hub Comics, yesterday Big slipcase, nice art,[...]

DC Comics are publishing a Teen Titans Go! comic in December, based on the animated series, and written by Merrill Hagan and Sholly Fisch. Both writers say that the tone of the Teen Titans Go! comic book — which will be released monthly digitally, with a print edition reprinting two digital adventures per issue following on[...]

And now Warners subsidiary DC Comics has registered the trademark Gotham for; Entertainment services in the nature of live-action, comedy, drama, animated and/or reality television programs; production of live-action comedy, drama, animated and/or reality television programs. Downloadable live-action, comedy, drama, animated and reality television series; audio tapes, audio-video tapes, audio video cassettes, audio video discs, and digital[...]

[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/podpress_trac/web/9413/0/orbital-podcast125.mp3] Welcome to Episode 125 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we look at all that could have been with Batman Incorporated Special #1, get smaller with Itty Bitty Hellboy #1, discover right where it belongs with Thor: God of Thunder #12, plot various methods of escape with American Vampire Anthology, get closer with Sex #5, discover we're[...]

As discussions ranged around the web about the resignation of critically acclaimed creative team JH Williams III and WH Blackman due to last-minute editorial changes led to discussion and speculation about exactly what DC's been doing lately to cause various creators to leave projects after citing varying degrees of frustration at editorial policies it was[...]